Gooseberry Patch - Quick & Easy Family Dinners Cookbook

Two moms with small children, we were looking for a way to do what we loved and stay home with the kids too. We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born. We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasnt long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history. Hard to believe its been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, weve grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do.

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Gooseberry Patch Classics: Quick & Easy Family Dinners

Barbecued Honey Ham

1 c. catsup 1 c. apple butter 1/2 c. steak sauce 1 T. steak sauce 1 T.

Worcestershire sauce 2 lbs. cooked ham, sliced 12 hamburger buns, split In a large bowl combine all ingredients except ham and buns. Place ham into an ungreased 13x9 casserole dish. Pour sauce over ham. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve on buns.

Makes 6 servings. For a really quick side dish, cook chopped green peppers in butter for about 5 minutes. Add canned corn and salt and simmer until goldenyummy!

Moms Potato Salad

5 lbs. red potatoes, peeled, cooked and diced 1 doz. eggs, hardboiled, peeled and diced 3 T. mustard 3 T. horseradish sauce 5 T. dill pickle juice Optional: yellow food coloring 32-oz. jar mayonnaise 1 onion, chopped Combine potatoes and eggs in a bowl. jar mayonnaise 1 onion, chopped Combine potatoes and eggs in a bowl.

Mix remaining ingredients together. Pour over the potatoes and eggs; mix well. Refrigerate a few hours before serving. Serves 15. If you find time is too short to make your own potato salad dressing, bottled coleslaw dressing is a great-tasting substitute.

Oven-Fried Chicken

1 egg, beaten 1/2 c. milk 1 c. all-purpose flour 2 T. chopped pecans 1 t. baking powder 2 t. salt 2 T. sesame seed 2-1/2 to 3 lbs. chicken, quartered 1/4 lb. butter, melted In a medium bowl, combine egg and milk. butter, melted In a medium bowl, combine egg and milk.

In a separate bowl, mix together flour, pecans, baking powder, salt and sesame seed. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then in flour mixture, coating well. Drizzle with butter and place skin-side up on a baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Turn chicken, and cook until tender and golden. Mmmmashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food.